The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis

by Elliott Smith, Cicely Lewis (Read by)

Overview

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The US has seen an alarming rise in the numbers of people addicted to and overdosing on opioid drugs, including oxycodone, codeine, fentanyl, and heroin. Learn about history of the opioid crisis, the science behind addiction, and how people help those in danger.

Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728447261
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Issues in Action (Read Woke T Books)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	1040L (what's this?)
File size:	49 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Elliott Smith is a writer and editor based in Falls Church, Virginia.
Cicely Lewis is a school librarian with a passion for creating lovers of reading based in Georgia. In 2017, she started the Read Woke challenge in response to the shootings of young unarmed black people, the repeal of DACA, and the lack of diversity in young adult literature. She was named the 2020 National Librarian of the Year by School Library Journal and Scholastic, a 2019 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and the 2019 National Teacher Award for Lifelong Readers by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and Penguin Random House (PRH).

Table of Contents

Back on Track 4

Chapter 1 What are Opioids? 7

Chapter 2 Nationwide Worry 12

Chapter 3 The Toll on Kids 17

Chapter 4 Helping Hands 20

Take Action 24

Timeline 26

Glossary 28

Source Notes 29

Read Woke Reading List 30

Index 31

Editorial Reviews

"This series is perfect for classroom discussions on social justice."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

11/01/2021

Gr 3–6—This series tackles issues including mass incarceration, gun violence, immigration, and police brutality. Each book opens with a personal letter from series executive editor Cicely Lewis that contains a little bit of the backstory in the creation of the book and what she wants readers to gain from it. The series is visually appealing and uses small text boxes to provide more information about the pictures included. Each book contains reflection points, take action segments, a time line of events, source notes, a list of suggested reading titles, an index, and a glossary of terms. VERDICT This series is perfect for classroom discussions on social justice.

School Library Journal